In the tradition of the best-selling Monet's Table, Frida's Fiestas is a personal account in words and pictures of many important and happy events in the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and a scrapbook, assembled by her stepdaughter, of recipes for more than 100 dishes that Frida served to family and friends with her characteristic enthusiasm for all the pleasures of life. Full-color photographs.

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book A 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award Distinguished author/illustrator Yuyi Morales illuminates Frida's life and work in this elegant and fascinating book, Viva Frida. Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases. A Neal Porter Book

One of Mexico’s most celebrated new novelists, F. G. Haghenbeck offers a beautifully written reimagining of Frida Kahlo’s fascinating life and loves. When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo’s belongings at her home in Coyoacán, Mexico City, acclaimed Mexican novelist F. G. Haghenbeck was inspired to write this beautifully wrought fictional account of her life. Haghenbeck imagines that, after Frida nearly died when a streetcar’s iron handrail pierced her abdomen during a traffic accident, she received one of the notebooks as a gift from her lover Tina Modotti. Frida called the notebook “The Hierba Santa Book” (The Sacred Herbs Book) and filled it with memories, ideas, and recipes. Haghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Frida’s passionate life: her long and tumultuous relationship with Diego Rivera, the development of her art, her complex personality, her hunger for experience, and her ardent feminism. This stunning narrative also details her remarkable relationships with Georgia O’Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador Dalí. Combining rich, luscious prose with recipes from “The Hierba Santa Book,” Haghenbeck tells the extraordinary story of a woman whose life was as stunning a creation as her art.

De los creadores de Virgencita plis y los Neonatos, llega este precioso libro de primeras palabras en español y en inglés, con vibrantes y divertidas ilustraciones sobre Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo se convierte en Fridiux en este bello libro y te lleva a conocer su mundo: desde su Casa azul hasta su amor por la pintura. Aprende más sobre la famosa artista mexicana con las hermosas ilustraciones de este libro bilingüe, que enseña palabras como jardín, amor y pinceles. A través de este libro de primeros conceptos, el niño desarrollará funciones cognitivas como la memoria, la lógica y la concentración, y aumentará su capacidad de entender y emplear el lenguaje. En formato todo cartón, I am Fridiux – Yo soy Fridiux es sólido y resistente, ideal para niños de 2 a 5 años. No importa qué idioma hable el pequeño lector: con este libro aprenderá palabras básicas en español e inglés. Además, conocerá del folklore y los valores de la cultura hispana con estas ilustraciones 102 por ciento Distroller®, que conquistan a todos por igual. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the creators of Virgencita Plis and Neonatos comes this wonderful first-words book in English and Spanish, full of fun and colorful illustrations about Frida Kahlo. In this beautiful book, Frida Kahlo becomes Fridiux and takes you on a journey to discover her own world—from her Casa Azul, (her blue house), to her love for painting. Learn more about this famous Mexican artist through the precious illustrations in this bilingual book—words like garden (jardín), love (amor), and paintbrush (pincel). With this early-concepts book, children will develop several cognitive functions, such as memory, logical reasoning, and concentration. They will also enhance their ability to understand and use language. Printed as a board book, I am Fridiux – Yo soy Fridiux is thick and durable, perfect for kids between 2 and 5 years old. Regardless of what language our young readers speak, with this book they will learn basic words in English and Spanish. Additionally, they will explore some of the folklore and values within Hispanic culture through these 102 percent Distroller® illustrations that will capture everyone alike.

One of the most important artists of the twentieth century and an icon of courageous womanhood, Frida Kahlo lives on in the public imagination, where her popularity shows no signs of waning. She is renowned for both her paintings and her personal story, which were equally filled with pain and anguish, celebration and life. Thousands of words, including her own, have been written about Kahlo, but only one previous biography has recorded her fascinating, difficult life. Frida Kahlo by María Hesse offers a highly unique way of getting to know the artist by presenting her life in graphic novel form, with striking illustrations that reimagine many of Kahlo’s famous paintings. Originally published in Spanish in 2016, Frida Kahlo has already found an enthusiastic audience in the Spanish-speaking world, with some 20,000 copies sold in just a few months. This translation introduces English-language readers to Kahlo’s life, from her childhood and the traumatic accident that would change her life and her artwork, to her complicated love for Diego Rivera and the fierce determination that drove her to become a major artist in her own right. María Hesse tells the story in a first-person narrative, which captures both the depths of Frida’s suffering and her passion for art and life.

Because she does not sew, cook, or dance like a proper senorita, Frida cannot please her mother until she saves the day at the fiesta with her special talent.

This provocative reassessment of Frida Kahlo’s art and legacy presents a feminist analysis of the myths surrounding her. In the late 1970's, Frida Kahlo achieved cult heroine status. Her images were splashed across billboards, magazine ads, and postcards; fashion designers copied the so-called “Frida” look in hairstyles and dress; and “Fridamania” even extended to T-shirts, jewelry, and nail polish. Margaret A. Lindauer argues that this mass market assimilation of Kahlo's identity has detracted from appreciation of her work, leading to narrow interpretations based solely on her tumultuous life. Kahlo's political and feminist activism, her stormy marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera, and her progressively debilitated body made for a life of emotional and physical upheaval. But Lindauer questions the “author-equals-the-work” critical tradition that assumes a “one-to-one association of life events to the meaning of a painting.” In Kahlo's case, such assumptions created a devouring mythology, an iconization that separates us from the real significance of the oeuvre. Accompanied by twenty-six illustrations and deep analysis of Kahlo's central themes, this provocative, semiotic study recontextualizes an important figure in art history. At the same time, it addresses key questions about the language of interpretation, the nature of veneration, and the truths within self-representation.